SUSE update for poppler

1) Uncontrolled recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU120190

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11896

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in CMap when processing UseCMap entries. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

libpoppler-qt4-devel: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-qt4-4: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-devel: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler60: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler60-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

poppler-debugsource: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

poppler-tools: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

poppler-tools-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-glib-devel: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

libpoppler-glib8: before 0.43.0-16.70.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler60:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler60-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:poppler-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpoppler-glib8:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20260081-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.